07 November 2007

SDQ Interview with Shannon Hale.

Judging from her blog, Shannon Hale might really be one of the busiest people on the planet. This is from a recent post on juggling writing and mothering:

I use my brain. Whenever I have some space for thought, I've trained my brain to return to the story. Showers are particularly productive. Driving. Folding laundry. I can keep writing even when I don't have time to sit at my computer because my brain keeps working on the story. This, for me, is absolutely essential. I could not be a writer if I didn't allow (and insist upon) daydreaming about the stories.

Hot chocolate. Cookies and milk. Reading in the closet after everyone’s gone to bed.

Irrational Fear:

Catastrophic annihilation of all human life, or that my plane will go down. But it’s not irrational! At all! I swear my husband has a fear of bad milk. He freaks out if I accidentally leave it out on the counter for an hour. What’s the worst that could happen? Unintentional buttermilk? Please, catastrophic annihilation of all human life is much more dreadful. And likely.

Favorite Piece of Trivia:

Buffalo-sized hamsters once roamed the earth. Awesome!

So there you have it. Another author who has inspired me to introduce a new word into my vocabulary -- jackwads it is!

"What’s the worst that could happen? Unintentional buttermilk? Please, catastrophic annihilation of all human life is much more dreadful. And likely."

Hahaha! And now I feel less crazy because of the amount of time I spend thinking about ending up as one of the last people on earth. 'Cause if SHE thinks about that stuff...well. At least I'm in good company.